Kids

This post contains affiliate links. The last time we went out freely in public was on March 13, 2020. Since then, we’ve largely remained at home. We are blessed that my husband can work from home and that I do my work from...
So, Bookworm needs braces. We’ve known this day would come, but we kind of buried our head in the sand and ignored it.
However, now that he is almost...
We have a limited income, but quite a bit of money goes for our kids. Until just this year, Bookworm had attended private schools all his life, first...
Bookworm is starting to earn more for his allowance, and at 9, he’s becoming more aware of saving for what he wants. For instance, every spring, just a few weeks before...
Last year, we headed down to Mulberry Lane Farm, the only farm in Illinois to offer u-pick organic strawberries and picked and bought 43.5 pounds of...
A few years back when my son was just in first grade, he suffered from a serious incident that happened to him at school. I’m not at liberty...
For the first time, my son’s school has approved a summer uniform of shorts. Most parents and students welcomed the change because last spring was so hot, and...
Bookworm is finishing 3rd grade, and his grades are coming back strong for reading and spelling.
However, his math grades, specifically for multiplication, uh-hum, leave much to be desired.
Unfortunately, Bookworm seems to take after me. I always excelled...
We’ve belonged to our current meat CSA for nearly a year, and unfortunately, since the drought last summer, the quality has decreased while the price has increased. We...